JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 22-year-old man was killed late Monday night when the car he was riding in hit a tree along Loretto Road, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.
Andrew Gilmore was a front seat passenger in a pickup truck that was speeding west in the 2700 block of Loretto Road when it drifted off the north shoulder of the road and the driver over-corrected, causing the truck to slide. The front of the truck hit a large pine tree, and Gilmore was ejected, police said.
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He died at the scene.
The driver was taken to a local hospital with injuries. The driver's name and condition were not released.
Police are investigating the crash.